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Show ff acateom tome bs to ! I jm1 'S 1 the State Irnlu rVln her I"- nn bo made SSS with the aWK In close pe StTplcnlc Pr-(n Pr-(n Vt iho varl- Uscbah i (he vr fustn0" . . spring wn. V . - ' v ""I i . - ,..'.-- BrV M ' jlfiT H:use. HL&i I' City. (" fcUiliei hotel acc-m- m Kf tu rour.il trip A p And the many JJ,"' - Lake City. Ifc Oh ' Dal min'.nc camps In lib tuts paid m"i e a?r rnlnc In the Ltd Silver KlnK and Xoufii&'.n climbing pfcrtaW? hotels Dally Mltr to Brighton. He-ich He-ich nzit to Hebcr a jW lour . lis rnl'.rs from Park UK. D:iv stage i Wrr I'lth Ri Grandf kteth directions Fare kiirt-.ti'V.c-ti . ii. - pRi" on way via Bar through C A (Wghtful resort In ITiMtrh rringe. sur- klt. Eak Marv and IfcAiirlne tours Fish-lit Fish-lit Tirlr.lt y. Good ho-MB ho-MB horF-f and burros WU rort for Eastern IBiiol. ar.'l from Park - sae ' Jw5 Circle. irttum by ra! . Wutlful Provo can-fW can-fW th Jordan Fare ileair ' Pf n V..rk n'no V- ' - - K E PCItT via ; H WUllv of th. f ms. ' - a rmall ho- 5 bbCI0! ,r m WB the jl.i. 'J'5 Ctnyon. Ms,.'' : Ho. ffi,1'" " widens X:rt-.J rik, ftnd Ht r tV'',v SjK b V. ' mnt h Sf. rt"-''" In J; ... N- ft 1 o0'1 'rlf ( 4I,CS the rushing N 'V10 l-v-U. r ! rr. ... t?1 T'r vl-TTV?-tro'n flsh- n r'thi'r- fV'r"r Fa"8 I KSt,andPrf,--vcn J fcveo p T-'n- H? from V kf" 9 Bt Po,..," ...o ft0T0 ana ,v. enty-one) mile from Bnlt Iiko City Faro, round trip from rn ". J1.V. from Salt likc City. $3. Snnd:ivF. JL'.t. A tx-autlful Utile Arcadian village in the open valloy. Short drlvi three miles tt the Mot Pots. On lh- way to th Strawberry and Du-rht-Mtii' v.ill' J M.ud ilshlnK and tninthu; In vlclnlt;. t'omfnrtable lnto ar-rnmmA- datlons. The Scenic Circle The return trip of the srenie circle lour, brlefl' described under the heeding of Parley's' canyon, la through this beautiful beau-tiful Proo canyon. No tour In the OOOntry offer such a variety nf startling cenee, and the beauty of It all Is that It can be made In a day lf desired In American Fork Canyon The mouth of this canyon I about Ave mllea from Amerloan Fork. station on the main lino of the Kio Grande Western railway, thirty-two mile rrom Salt I,ako ltv. Fan-. Silt I . j V: 'lt to American Fork and return, $-.(6. Conveyances can he i r - 1 at Anu-rlcnn Fork at nominal nomi-nal figures. The canyon is iTiah's m.st j inir 1 and Alpine In appearance. A stream Hows through the canyon. In Which fishing Is Kod Tho grandeur Of the overhanging rock cliffs, mingled with the green Of the shrubbery and the multicolors multi-colors of the mountain tlowers, with the. dashlUK torrent In the foreground, makes this one of the most attractive spots In the country. Hunting and llshlni;. Much i .implng-out duces !old and s!lv r mint s at tho head of the canyon. Through Goshen Valley to Tintic. The great romance of new world adventure adven-ture Is the search for precious met h Is. It was this that sent tho Spanlth gal-Icons gal-Icons across the e;i in the sixteenth cen-turyT cen-turyT J"8' 'l sent the nralrio schooners schoon-ers across the plains within tho memory Of those living. It si)ll gives a golden tinge to th atmosphere through which we view the far West. Gold, silver, l-atl and copper mining and reduction, In the most advanced methods, can be found at Eureka. Mammoth and Sliver City, in the Tlntlc mining district, ninety, miles from Suit like City on the Tlntlc ranee branch of the Rio Grande Western railway. rail-way. Fare $5.b5, round trip. Tho route takes you over the main line through the vnlb y of tho Jordan to Spilngvllle. a pretty Arcadian village, thencs over a biam h line into the midst of tho mines, forty-four miles from Sprlngvllle. Fam from Sprlngvillo J2.4", round trip. From this point you pass through tho Goshen valley and then commence tho ascent to the summit 01 the Tlntlc range. In accomplishing ac-complishing this you have a Kph-ndld view of tho "Double Circle," a remarkable achievement In railroad engineering. From Goshen to the summit is seventeen miles and a difference in elevation of 2(02 f.-.-t The larser ran of this climb Is ef fected In less than half a doxen mllea of the "Double Circle" where the track makes a compound loop, one section of road crossing another on u long trestle ninety feet above the roadbed Just below. Looking down from near the summit, as the putting of the engine lulls, three parallel par-allel lines of track are plainly visible In the foreground of a fine valley picture. Tourists should not fall to see it. In Opden Canyon. A short drive from Ogden will fetch you to the magnificent power plant at tho mouth of Ogden River canyon. As you I follow the bend of the river the canyon narrows, and all along is the green of the mountain grasses. the rushing streams and high cliffs and precipices A well-kept drive from the city to the "Her-mltago." "Her-mltago." s.en miles distant, makes this a delightful trip. At the Hermitage and i.i- two other resorts lunches and refreshments re-freshments of all kinds are served, and there are accommodations for the day, week or month, although the round trip can be made In a few hours If desired. Henry Mountains and Grand Canyon. ; A complete outfit can be secured at Green River an oasis in the dnscrt on the main line Rio Grande Western railway rail-way for the overland tour to the Henry mountains and Dandy Crossing In the Grand ranvon of the Colorado, Just below be-low Cataract canyon. It Is not so long at.- i when tills was tho favorite route to the Grand can von, but In Into years the most traveled way Is by way of the Rio Grando "Western branch line to Sallnn, Richfield or Marysvalo In southern Utah Cliff Dwellers, La Sal Mountains. The traveler for these districts should leave tho Rio Grande Western railway at Thompson's Springs, 21S miles east, or Cisco. 257 mll-s oast of Salt Lako City, and proceed by private conveyance or stage along tho Grand river to Moab. a prettv village in the midst of the ruins of the cliff dwellers Here tho strange pottery pot-tery utensils and home of this ancient race as well as their mysterious hieroglyphics, hierogly-phics, are found In the cliffs surrounding the town. An Interesting day nr week mav be spent around these ruins. Good hotel Hccommodatlons. teams and guides ObtalnablS at Moab. The routo south of Moab to Bluff City ami the Navajo Nation Na-tion takes the traveler, observer or student stu-dent by way of the La Sal mountains (recently msas prominent oy rwwn valuable gold and copper discoveries) and the tv-dar and Rluo ranges to the southeast comer of lTtah. Bluff City Is the natural trading station for the Navajo Nava-jo Indians nnd here the genuine Navajo blankets and baskets afe best secured. The little town Is picturesquely situated on the high bluffs above tho San Juan river, one of the tributaries of tho Colorado. Colo-rado. Northward from the city of Ogden. five miles, are the famous Utah Hot Springs. Where marvelous cures have been effected ef-fected Here thero Is a good hotel nnd spacious bathing accommodations. In Spanish Fork Canyon. The main line of the Rio Grar.do "Western "West-ern railway passes through Spanish Fork nriiiimi isiii in canyon, and tourists "from the East are letniM.iHd of lis nm-g.-.i, pii-iureb-iue features. fea-tures. Hero nature Is found In her sternest stern-est moods, in the midst of the rrags ana peaks is located castuia Springe, with itu floods of healing waters bursting rrom the mountain ids Si mllea from Silt l ake city; fare JJ Co. Thero are oaths of all suits and temperatures nnd a swimming pool, and any disease that is curable hy thermal waters can be relieved re-lieved luro. Good hotel, cottages. Grovo and dancing pavilion. Nearby are Nebo and Diamond creeks, where the Ashing Is good and offering many attractive placaa m ,"ull"K Parties mountain walks and climbs. Hunting In season. Conveyances supplied for drives, etc On Utah Lake. Tho resort most prominent on Utah lake (fresh water), tho counterpart of the Sea of Tiberias In the Holv Land. Is Geneva, on tho main line of tho Rio Grando Western railway, thirty-five miles from Salt Lake ' 1 1 ; fare $1 oo. Good hotel accommodations. Boating and bathing, bass tlshlng Yachting a prominent promi-nent feature of the amusements Largo dancing pavilion. Good place for excursion excur-sion parties. Sprlngvllle, fiftv miles from Salt I-tke City (round trip $3 0.'.). Is a station on the main lino of the Rio Grande Western railway, on 1 tah lake, not. d for its frultB. melons and foilngo. From tills point you can reach the "duck camp" or club on Spring Creek You can aiso get a conveyance to Hobble Creek, a favor-Ito favor-Ito camplng-out place for residents of Salt Lake Cltv and other portions of the State. Good fishing, etc. The Bingham Mines. A pleasant day sldo-trlp from Salt Lake City Is tho one to the Bingham mines, twenty-live miles. Fare $1 To round trip. Here are tho largest copper lead mines In Utah Bingham Is situated In the Oipilrrh range of mountains In a long, shallow canyon seven miles In length and opening at Its mouth Into the Salt Lake valley at the point known as Jordan Plains. Good hotel accommodations accommoda-tions Saddle l.nr-' S old u I n able for various vari-ous Alpine tours In vicinity. Tram cars to tho head of tho canyon. Another trip la from Bingham Junction to Wasatch, a very pretty resort on Cottonwood creek, from which a tram Is In operation to Alta, From Alta a magnificent trip can he arranged ar-ranged by horse to Brighton's or Park City along the highest points on tho divide, di-vide, a nover-to-be-forgotten Journey, not surpassed even In the Alps of old Switzerland. Switzer-land. If one has the time, no more interesting trip can ho found than that from Salt Lake City or Thistle Junction on tho branch line of the Rio Grande Western railway through the rich Sanpete and Se-er Se-er valleys to Mnntl, the Temple City, Sa- Una, Richfield, Elsfnore, Marysvale Gold Mountain, the Pangultch forest, Fish lake and the semi-tropical district of southwestern south-western Utah. Near Richfield and Elsl-liore Elsl-liore are famOUB hot springs, the curative properties of which are amazing At Sa-Qna Sa-Qna are mountains of salt, much Of It as clear as crystal, and absolutely pure About a mile south of these mountains-monuments mountains-monuments to the memory of Lot's wife-Is wife-Is a mountain of almost turn gypsum. The wholo region abounds with game and llsh. It Is the overland route from Marysvalo via Pangultch, Kanab, etc.. to the much-talked-of (irand Canyon of the Colorado In I 'tah and Arizona. Tho trip occupies three days by team from Marysvalo to Kanab over a good road. From Kunab to Point Sublime In the canyon Is another three days' Journey via the Kalbab plateau, plat-eau, through magnificent foreBts and with Other Interesting detail. Outfits arranged at Marysvale und Kanab at little ex-pense. In Marble canyon the walls of solid marble, mar-ble, beautiful as ever sculptor's chisel wrought Into an Immortality of genius, tower thousands of fret heavenward on either hund; and along the Vermillion cliffs the rainbow itself fades, by contrast con-trast with the myriad of dazzling tints and hues. |
